The dress which Ayan bought for me was absolutely breathtaking. It was a beautiful western floor length gown which was very light weight. Its simplicity and decency captured my heart. Even my mother likes it a lot. She spent whole 2 hours in making me ready for this date. She was very happy, making me satisfied that what I am doing is right. I have understood that if I want my family happy and safe, then I will have to go with Ayan. The doorbell rang bringing me out of thoughts. Ayan was at the door. My mother greeted him and called me to come down. I went down and moved towards the door. There he was standing in his full black suit, looking more dominant and scary. He greeted me to which I nodded. My mother bid us good bye and we moved towards his car. I noticed two other cars behind the one in which I had to sit. Those cars were packed with men in black. They must be the security. I quietly sit on the passenger seat and Ayan closed the door from behind. He too gets inside on the driver seat and signaled something to the men sitting in other cars. All the cars started at the same time and we began moving. As soon as my home and waving mother disappeared, he intertwined our fingers and kissed my knuckles

"You look so beautiful today" He said, looking at me

"T..Thankyou. You look good too." I tried to sound normal

"Hmhmm" He just hummed and continues driving

We soon reached to a big hotel. Everything here screamed money. It was quite lavish and everything was just like a dream. He opened the door of my side like a gentleman and offered his hand to me to get out from the car. I accepted his hand and we moved inside. A lot of people were standing at the hotel gate just to welcome us. It was quite unlikely for a hotel staff to welcome just some normal staff. We headed to a large party hall and a lot of noises can be heard outside it. I became nervous. I thought it to be a simple dinner date, so I decided to clear it

"Ayan, I thought we were going for a dinner. But why are we here? There seem a lot of people inside." I asked in a low voice, tugging on his arm

"Yes sweetheart, we will definitely spend some time alone. But right now, I have a surprise planned for you, and you will definitely like it." He replied immediately, holding me from my lower waist for support. I obliged him and match his steps to enter in the hall.

As soon as we entered, the hall became silent and every single person bowed in front of us. Maybe they were Ayan's men. We walked forward to a stage. It was looking as if we were the rulers of some dynasty and the other people were the citizens who were bowing in front of their king. I was quite nervous about all this; I was not getting what was happening. I tighten my hold on Ayan's hand out of nervousness. He gave me an assuring smile and we continued on that decorated aisle to the stage. Once we reached there he held my hand, and started speaking

"Thankyou for coming here today. I know we all belong to a profession which is not considered good in the society. But we all know that we aren't doing anything wrong. We are in a way helping government by channelizing unparallel economy. Today, I have called all of you to share news with you. Some time before, you all accepted me as your king, and you obey me as well. Now I have found your first lady. The love of my life, my soon to be wife, please welcome Ms. Myra Raheja."

Everyone started cheering and clapping. They looked so happy. They started raising toast on my name. Terror crept inside me, their first lady, the mafia queen. No, I don't want a life like this. I can't be involved in such a bad thing with so much bad people. I don't want this. But what can I do? Who will listen to me? I should do something.

But if this wasn't enough to scare me, Ayan again spoke and this time, scaring the wits out of me.

"Recently, a filthy scum tried to harm your first lady, and I have made sure to set an example, that whoever will do anything to harm her, will face his worst death. In this ceremony, I want to show you all the results, of what happen when you try to even think of harming someone whom you shouldn't. I hope, after today, you will never even try to think bad about your first lady and will always protect her."

With this, 2 men entered the hall dragging a cage. In that cage, Anamika was crying with torn pieces of clothes on her body. I was very scared. She was in a very bad condition. She was crying bitterly and as soon as she saw me, she cried loudly

"Myra, please save me Myra. Please save me, they are very bad. They raped me, they beat me, they did all the wrong things with me, and now they'll kill me. Please save me Myra, I am your friend. For the sake of our lost friendship, for the sake of humanity, please save me. I'll die Myra. Please save me." She begged inside that cage. They were treating her like an animal. She had a lot of bruises on her body. She was about to speak more when Ayan stopped her

"Keep your mouth shut you f***er. Where was this friendship when you tried to do same things to her? Where was this humanity when you betrayed her and ordered your men to treat her like an animal? Where was your long lost friendship when you cheated and left her in danger? You deserve this, and don't you dare say any other word, otherwise you'll make situations difficult for yourself."

Ayan said angrily. Everyone in the room went silent. And Ayan spoke again

"She is the girl who tried to harm your first lady. Tell me what should we do to her?" Ayan asked everyone, raising his voice

"Kill her" Everyone said in unison

"Louder" Ayan said again

"Kill her" Crowd replied more enthusiastically.

"No, Please don't do this. She did all the wrong with me, so I have the right to decide the punishment. Don't do anything to her. Please leave her. She has suffered enough for her deeds. Please let her go. I am here, standing in front of you, all fit and fine. Please leave her. This is all wrong." This time it was my turn to interrupt. She was in the worst condition. And we don't have any right to take anyone's life. She was my friend once. I can't let this happen. So I speak up again

"Let her go, it's my request." This time, I speak looking directly in Ayan's eyes. His eyes held adoration. He was smiling lightly.

"So, this is why I chose her. Endless love and care resides in her heart. She is a queen of hearts. And how can I disobey my sweetheart? I can never deny her. Because she is my queen." I was beyond shocked. He agreed to me, that too in front of everyone. After saying this, he hugged me and whispered in my ear.

"I love you and I can never deny you. But the ones, who tried to harm you, must be punished."

With this, he buried me to his chest completely blocking my view and hugging me tightly. What next happened was beyond my imagination. Immediately, a dozen of gun shots echoed in the air followed by a scream and then a loud cheer erupted from the crowd.

I immediately shook in fear and his hold become tighter. After a few seconds, he whispered in my ear

"Everything is fine love, I am here. I'll always keep you safe." With this, he released me from the hug and when I moved my gaze towards the crowd, there was no sign of Anamika, neither that cage which was there. But a few blood drops were there confirming my doubt

They killed her